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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-14
Notice No. S271.

Notice No. 8271.
q. s. Land Office at Oberlin, Hans. :,
May ., 1887.
Complaint having been entered at this Office
by John W. Dillon against Andy G. Adams for
abandoning his homestead entryNo 1888 Gated
Nov. 3, 1885. upon the ne u sec L, town
south, range IS west, in Thomas county Kans.
with View to the cancellation of said entry:
Alleging that Defendant has wholly aban-
dOned said tract: that he has changed his res
idence therefrom for more than six months
since making said entry; that said tract is not
settled upon and cultivated by said party, as
required by law; that there is no habitable
dwelling on said land, and that no improve
ments Of any kind have been made thereon
since the date Of said entry up to the present
time.
The said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this Once on the 18th day Of Aug,
1857, at 10 O'Clock .. m, to respond and fur
nish testimony concerning said alleged aban-
d0nment,
FRANK BACON. Register.
8. 8. VAnAickle 1&2lJuly a
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-14
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Martin Bros. are hereby appointed my
exclusive agents for the sale, rent and
management of all my real estate in the
city Of Colby, Thomas county, Kansas,
from and after this date.
r. 8. NEWELL.
Colby, May 4, 1887.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-14
THOMAS COUNTY, KANSAS,

TERMS OF SALE:
One-tenth the purchase price must be cash
in hand. and the balance secured by bond
approved by the county clerk. Bidders are
required to make cash deposit as an evil
dence Of good faith.
Given under my hand this slth day OF June,
1857. CHAS u. HOVEY,
County Treasurer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-14
Notice to Contractors.
Notice No. 9185.
Z. s. Land Office at WaKee1

Notice No. 91S5.
q. S. Land Office at WaKeeney Kan.
June 10, 1887.
Complaint having been entered ut this Office
by John Mcfarland against Marion A. Berry,
for abandoning his H. E. NO. 136l6, dated
April q, 1886, upon the Rw or of sec. 8, town
10 south, range "a west. in Thomas county
Kansas, with view to the cancellation Of
said entry:
The said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this Office on the 10th day of August
1887, at O'Clock p. m, to respond and fur
nish testimony concerning said alleged aban-
dOnment. w. H. PILKINTON, Receiver.
j. Ward Carson. 1919 June19
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-14

Property has doubled and almost
threbled since the lots were first put
on the market. 16O lots were sold
July 18th, 1887. The company have
decided to place the money arising
from the sale of lots into buildings
and other improvements. A clear
abstract furnished with every lot sold.
Maps and plats of town sent to any
address. Address
W. W. WALKER, SEC.
Colby, Kas.
Ms BUDLoNa, PRES,
Quickville, Kas.
oh. HULL, Banker,
Colby, Kas.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-07-14

The Town Company are offering
terms on their lots as follows:
One-third cash payment, third
in six months, and one-third in one
year, putting property within reach of
everyone wishing to make home.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-07-02
SOMEBODY WAS FIRING AT HIM.

so, jumping up from his crouching position,
he tossed his arms into the air and sprang
and shouted in way that left no mistake as
to his whereabouts In another minute he
saw a man on horseback, cantering easily
toward him, in whom he had little difficulty
in recognizing as Frank Muller. He went
and picked up his hat; there was bullethole
right throughit it. Then, full of wrath, he ad-
vanced to meet Frank Muller
"What the - did you mean by firing at
me9n he asked.
"Allemachter, Carler almighty, my dear
fellow was the cool answer, II thought that
you were a vilderbeeste calf. l galloped the
COW and killed her, and she had a calf with
her, and when got the cartridges ont of my
rifie-fcr one stuck and took me some time
and the new ones in, looked up, and there,
as thought, was the calf. So got my rife
on and let drive, first with one Larrel and
then with the other, and when l saw you
jump up like that and shout, and that had
been firing at a man, j nearly tainted. Thank
the Almighty did not hit you"
John listened coldly. II suppose that am
bound to believe you, Meinheer Muller he
said "But I have been told that you have
the most wonderful sight Of any man in these
parts. which makes it odd that at 800 yards
yOu SuOulu mistake q man upon ms hands and
knees for a vilderbeeste calf"
"Does the captain think, then, that wished
TO murder him; especially" he added, "after
l took his hand this morningl"
II don't know what Think answered
John, looking straight into Muller's eyes,
which fell before his own. @All know is
that your curious mistake very nearly cost
me my life. Look here!" and he took a lock
Of his brown hair out of the crown of his per
forated hat and showed it to tAe other.
@Ay, it was very close. Let US thank God
that you escaped"
at could not well have been closer, mein-
heer. l hope that, both for your own sake
and for the sake Of the people who go out
shooting with you, you will not make such
mistake again. Good morning"
The handsome Boer, or Anglo Boer, sat on
his horse stroking his beautiful beard and
gazing curiously after John Niel's sturdy
English looking figure as he marched toward
the cart for, Of course, the wounded Wider
beeste had long ago vanished.
II wonder" he said to himself aloud, as he
turned his horses head and rode leisurely
away, "if the old volk are right after all, and
If there is Cod Frank Muller was suffi-
ciently impregnated with modern ideas to be
free thinker) 1T almost seems like it," he
went on, "else how did it come that the one
bullet passed under his belly and the other
just touched his head without harming him!
aimed carefully enough, too, and | could
make the shot nineteen times out of twenty
and not miss Bah, God / snap my
fingers at him. Chance is the only god.
Chance blows men about like the dead grass,
till death comes down like the veldt fire and
buExas them up. But there are men who ride
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-07-02

cnance as one rlues young colt-ay, who
turn its headlong rushing and rearing to their
own ends-who let it fly Lither and thither
till 1t is weary, and then canter it along the
road that leads to triumph. /, Frank Null
Ter, am one of these men. ] never fail in the
end. l will kill that Englishman. Perhaps
will kill old Silas Croft and the Hottentot,
too. Bahl they do not know what is coming.
know; l have helped to lay the mine; and
unless they bend to my win shall be the one
to fire it. will kill them all and will take
Mooifontein, and then I will marry Bessie;
She will fight against it, but that will make
it all the sweeter. She loves that rooibaatje:
l know it, and will kiss her over his dead
body. All! there are the CARTS l don't see
the captain. Driven home, ] suppose, on ac-
count OF the shock to his nerves Well,
must talk to those fools. Lord, what fools
they are with their talk about the land and
the 'verdomde Britische government They
don't know what is good for them. Silly
sheep, with Frank Muller for a shepherd
Ay, and they shall have Frank Muller for
president one day. and will rule them, too
Bah! hate the English; but am glad that
I am half English for all that, for that is
where get the brainsl But these people
fools, fools. Well, l shall pipe and they shall
udDCe!
"Baas," said Jantie to John, as they were
driving homeward, "Baas Frank shot at you"
"How do you know that" asked John.
u saw him. He was stalking the wounded
bull, and not looking for a calf at all. There
was no calf. He was just going to fire at the
wounded bull when he turned and saw you,
and he knelt down and covered you, and be-
fore l could do anything he fired, and then
when he saw that he had missed you he fired
again. and don't know how it was he didn't
kill you, for he is wonderful shot with
rifle-he never misses"
Il will have the man tried for attempted
murder" said John, bringing the butt end
of bis rife down with bang on to the bot
tom of the cart "a villain like that shall
not go scot free"
Jantje grinned.
at is no use, baas. He would get off, for /
am the only witness. A jury won't believe
black man in this country, and they would
never punish a Boer for shooting at an Eng
lishman. No, baas, you should lie up one
day in the veldt where he is going to pass
and shoot him. That is what I would do if 1
dared"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-07-02
JESS.
BY H.NDER HAeGARD,
Nutk0Tet 'Nas solor,oEsmpes Shs.Ete,

present-not a very safe thing to do in a
country where there are so many vultures-
John, or rather Jantje, put the horses into a
gallop, and away they went at full tear.
Every few minutes or so they would pull up
whenever the game was within range, and
John would spring from the cart and let
drive, and then jump in and follow on again.
This went on for nearly an hour, in which
tirue be had fred twenty seven cartridges and
killed three blesbuck and wounded a wilder
beeste, which they proceeded to chase. But
the vilderbeeste was struck in the rump and
a buck SO wounded will go long way, and
go very fast also, and some miles had been
got over before he began to rest, only starting
on again as they drew near. At last, on
crossing the crest of little rise, John saw
what at first he took to be his vilderbeeste
dead. second look, however, showed him
that, although it was a dead vilderbeeste, it
most undoubtedly as not the one that he
had wounded, for that was standing, its head
hanging down, about 120 yards beyond the
other animal, which had, no doubt, fallen to
somebody else's rifle, or else been wounded
farther back and come here to die Now the
vilderbeeste lay within 100 yards Of them,
and Jantje pointed out to John that his best
plan would be to get out of the cart and
SlCSp vi LIS udliuS dIlu hiIccS up W tuS uesiu
animal, from the cover of which he could get
a good shot at his own wounded bull.
Accordingly, Jantje having withdrawn
with the cart and horses out of sight under
the shelter of the rise, John crouched upon
his hands and knees and proceeded to carry
out his stalk. He got on all right till he got
quite close to the dead COW, and was just con-
graduating himself on the prospect of an ex-
cellent shot at the wounded bull, when sud
denly something struck the ground violently
just beneath his stomach, throwing up a
cloud of earth and dust He stopped amazed
and as he did so heard the report of a rifle
somewhat to his right, Scarcely had he
realized this when there was sudden com
motion in his hair, and the soft black felt hat
that he was wearing started from his head,
apparently of its own accord, and, after
twirling round twice or thrice in the air, fell
gently to the earth, and as it did SO the sound
of second report reached his ears 1t was
now evident that somebody was firing at him;
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-07-02
COAST ITEMS.

A contract has been let for the building OF
an $50, 600 opera house at Pasadena.
Ten Chinese were arrested Wednesday
near Pinole for fishing with shrimp nets.
Rains are reported in nearly every section
of Southern Arizona and stockmen are re-
joicing.
Williams, the murderer, and Harrington
and Nickerson, the horse thieves, who broke
Jail at Blackfoot, Idaho, Sunday, were cap
tured Wednesday.
The Santa Margharita ranch in the north
western part Of San Diego county, is to be
subdivided and placed upon the market.
There are over SO, 600 acres in the ranch.
The City Trustees of Petaluma refuse to
provide spec al protection to the Salvation
Army, which offered to pay the expenses of
an officer to secure protection from hoodums.
The Board of Regents of Nevada have f,
nally elected Leroy D. Brown, the present
Commissioner of School in Ohio, President
of the State University at a salary of $500
per annum.
Miss Flora CALDWELL daughter Of S. r.
Caldwell, of Sacramento, has brought suit
in Honolulu against Walter Murray Gibson,
the 7o-year-old Premier of Hawaii, for 500,
900 damages for breach of promise.
A train of twenty cars loaded with bridge
timber for the Santa Fe Road left San Pedro
Wednesday for Kansas City, and fifty more
are to follow. The lumber business is grow
ing enormously. about l, 200, 900 feet being
received al San Diego each week.
The ''medicine men" at Coyote Holes had
appointed the zSd inst. for The day on which
the San Carlos Agency buildings were to be
consumed, and, as consequence of that be-
lief, all remaining Indians in the vicinity Of
the agency fed and remained in the hills the
entire day.
The stage between Forest City and Mount
ain House, Sierra county, was ordered TO
stop by a masked man Wednesday. The
team became frightened and ran away, when
the highwayman hred at the driver with
shotgun. cutting off one finger and the whip
stock and woundng passenger in the leg.
At Blue Ravine, short distance above
Mormon Island, last Monday, about dozen
Cinnamon got into difficulty over their rel
alive ownership of a mining claim, and their
disagreement terminated in a war More
than dozen shots were fired, only one Of
which took effect. All Fek was wounded in
the back.
The hop crop Of Stuck. PuyalIup and
White River Valleys, w. T., will fall short
one-ihird this fall on account of cool nights.
Some yards will not have much more than
half the average crop, In The Stuck River
Valleys farmers are also Complaining about
the shorlness Of their hay crop on account of
theriver freshets Of some weeks age. !
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-07-02
CHAPTER XII.
OVER IT.

OVER IT.
On leaving the house Bessie and John took
their way down the long avenue of blue
gums. This avenue was old Silas Croft's
particular pride, for although it had only
been planted for about twenty years, the
trees, which in the divine climate and virgin
soil of the Transvaal grow at the most ex-
traordinary rate, were for the most part very
lofty, ard as thick in the stem as Ell. .Iish oaks
OF 150 years standing,
Down this charming avenue John and
Bessie walked, and OH reaching its limit turned
to the right and followed a little footpath
winding in end out of tho rocks that built up
the plateau on the hillside on which the house
stood Presently this led them through the
orchard, and then came bare strip of veldt,
very dangerous spot in a thunderstorm, but
great safeguard to the house and trees round
it, for the iron stone cropped up here, and
from the house one might generally see fash
after fash striking down on to it and even
running and Igzagging about its surface To
the left of this We're some cultivated lands,
and i'll front of them the plantation in which
John was anxious to inspect some recently
planted wattles
When he had finished looking at the young
trees he returned. On getting to the border
"a 0bO PlStiibAJlOi pduSeu W look dt beSsle,
who was some twenty PAGES from him,
perched sideways Oh the low sod wall, and
framed, as in the full, rich light Of the set
ting sun. Her hat was off, for the sun had
lost its burning force, and the hand that held
it hung idly by her, while her eyes were
fixed on the horizon flaming with all the
varied glories of the African sunset. He
gazed at her sweet face and lissome form,
and some lines that he had read years before
6oated idly into his mind:
The little curls about her head
Were all her crown of gold,
Her delicate arms dropped downward
In slender mold,
AS white veined leaves of lilies
Curve and fold.
She moved to measure of music
As a swan sails the stream.
He had got as far as this when she turned
and saw him, and he gave up the poetry in
the presence of one who might well have in
spired it.
"What are you looking at3' she said with
smile; "the sunset9"
mo; l was looking at you"
"Then you might have been better employed
with the sunset, she answered, turning her
head quickly. Look at it, Did you ever
SS7s ssicis': sa1F'eti 4Tesometimes get tkem
TO BE CONTINUED
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-07-02

suver cay rowasAIp.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-07-02

tnau not Iew women are by nature capri
cious, shallow and unreliable; and John Mel,
owing, possibly, to that unhappy little expe-
rience Of his youth, must be reckoned
among their misguided ranks.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-07-02

%k@RRM INTO be made. Cut this out and return
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In business which viii bring you H.
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shtns ,.rs une Either sex; ali ages. some.
We ~til start lust coins money for all workers
coe ~ eha 4 you capital not needed. THIS H.
tig6e Thnssnnine important chances Of life
~ill not delay 80 ete snoi,ioos ana en'erprlsi
a o.. Auas,sA Grand outat free. Address TKrE
NAAa4
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-06-15

Mar, Day 4 Mar. making blank books
and indexing,
Dennison 4 Brown, deed and mortgage
books.
John L. Murphy, stationery and books
for clerks Office,
John L. Murphy, stationery and books,
blanks for court, &C..
John L. Murphy. blanks and supplies for
clerks office,
Charles Alpaugh, supplies for surro.
gates office, binding law books, &c,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-26
Neiehbors.
GDaar
WATERLOO.

Fred Stephenson has bought Wallace
Roe's interest in the feed mill located at
the foot of Monroe street.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-26
FORT ATKINSON.

The Mystic Leaguers and others made
up bob ride in two loads last week
Thursday evening and visited the we'll
known and hospitable Haight farm house,
about eight miles south of town. Tommy
was there.
1t is uncertain when the n. w. Mfg.
20. will start up its works on carriages.
but it will probably not be less than two
weeks.
-. G. Spaulding sold Tuesday, Is pigs
farrowed the last of May, to Wilcox &
Co., which averaged 230 pounds each.
That is the right way to make pork five
expect to make any profit by the opera
tion: Price received $4.6O per hundred.
What might have been most serious
case of asphyxiation, occurred in the
home of j. w. Foote last Sunday night
The strong wind blowing over the up
right part of his house caused the gas to
blow down the chimney of the wing. The
head OF the household awoke, and, smell.
Ing gas and feeling weak, proceeded to
ventilate his house at once and then
roused his family. His daughter Myrtle
he was unable to oawaken, and immediate
ly called a physician, DR.. Smith, who
worked over the young lady till nearly
noon before he succeeded in bringing her
10 consciousness. She is still quite i'll
from the severe experience, and the many
people in town, with whom she is great
favorite, are anxiously awaiting COM
plete recovery Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-26
BISCUIT FOR DOGS.

Origin and Development of Peculiar Lon
don Business Enterprise.
Twenty years ago the business of
making dog biscuit was represented by
a small shop in Holborn, nearly oppo-
site Chancery lane, and a weekly sale
of couple of tons. Now there is a
vast factory near London bridge and
another in New York, between which
is daily output and sale of from thirty
to forty tons. This dog food is made
of wheaton flour (chiefy that known
as middlings), oatmeal, dates, beet
root and prairie meat. Dates were the
first article of vegetable or fruity
nature introduced, and have had the
anti-scorbutic effect SO desirable in the
feeding of dogs. For many years they
only were employed, and at that time
it was advised that fresh vegetables
should be given twice week, additional
to the biscuits. Searching for some
thing that would obviate the need for
this addition, it was discovered that
the only vegetable which did not lose
its distinguishing properties under the
great heat to which the cakes are sub
jected in baking is beet root, and as it
has al the desirable clements, for
sorle years all the biscuits sent out
have contained beet root. The last in
gredient is prairie meat, which is not,
as many suppose, talloW greaves OF
butchers refuse. 1t is meat from mid
and South America. From it ali fat
has been removed, but the most valua-
bic gristle and bones remain to be
ground up, and is not only of the high
est quality from feeding point of view
but perfectly sweet and good. Anal
ysis has shown that it is much more
nutritious than the beef usually sold in
our butchers shops. for it contains only
i've per cent. of ater.-Lossdo4a Neacs.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-26
PALMYRA.

Died, at his home in this village, on
Sunday morning. after lingering illness,
W. S. Rider, aged "a years.
There has been shipped from this sta
tion 15a carloads of ice during the past
two weeks.
G. F. Yates went to Sharon on the
10th inst. to attend the funeral of his
nephew, Ralph Raymond.
A sleighing party of some twenty five
boys and girls visited Miss Minnie Eb-
bott, of Sullivan, few evenings since.
We are pleased to know that F.
Leighton, who suffered stroke of paralysis
some days since, is recovering.
James Peardon, of Dakota, came home
some two weeks ago on account of the
late sickness of his father.
Frank ]. Sibley, P. G. G. T. of Ne
braska, and present lecturer for the 7th
district of I. 0. G. T. of Wisconsin, gave
his first lecture in Wisconsin and this
district at the Congregational church in
thlsYillage on Tuesday evening of last
week.-Enterprise.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-26

-Uneese puudlng: Line small,
shallow dish with good pastry, beat up
two eggs, add half pound of grated
cheese, quarter of an ounce of butter
and a seasoning of pepper and salt;
mix well, pour into the lined dish and
bake.--Boston Budget.
Hon. Fl. j. Cookinham went to
Bisby Lodge, in the North Woods,
taking with him deerhound owned in
this city. The dog was taken on the
cars from Utica to Boonville, thence to
Bisby Lodge, and thence to the south
branch Of the Moose river, about eight
miles further into the heart of The
wilderness. He remained here but one
day, when he was put out for deer.
lie probably found none, as he re-
tnrned to the home of his master in
Utica the next day. How he found
the way is marvellous. Utica (N. VI
Press.
1t was SIR Walter Raleigh who
gained the favor of his gracious Queen
by spreading his cloak upon a mud
spot so that Elizabeth could save her
boots a-wetting. 1t was a lesser youth
who opened a pew door for an old
lady, and afterWard got 800, 900 for
his trouble. And now it is Richard
l'.ghttower, an English carpenter, who
has just received G25,0O0 in property
and IL, ,450 in money by the will of q
stranger. 1t appears that he once
pulled this stranger out of the River
Tyne, but Mr.. Lighttower Lad forgot
ten the incident
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-26
DIDN'T LIKE 1T.

An EngIishman Who Failed to Appreciate
Arkansan Delicacy.
An English cotton buyer, who has
been in tnis country but a short time,
met prominent citizen in hotel the
other night, drew him aside and said:
I'm stranger in this place, ye
knaw, and don't knaw much abort the
ways"
Eyes, understand"
"And | want you to explain some
thing to me-"
''All right -
Three days ago when I met you
and you said: wy, 'ow hare yer, Col
onel?'"
Eyes, I remember
"And yesterday when l met you,''
the Englishman continued, ''you said:
wy, Major, good morning."
That's fact"
"And," said the Englishman, grow
ing warmer, "a few moments ago met
you and you said: Captain, 'ow hare
you by now?"
'You are right, but what of it?'
''W'a at of it! wy want to know WY
[ continue to fall. Hare you going to
run RE down to blarsted corporal?"
''Look here said the citizen, indig-
nantly drawing himself up, ''you are
not native of this country, and blast
your hide you ought to be satisfied
with any thing you can get. You
haven't got sense enough to see that ]
was trying to let you down easily. So
long, corporal. "-Arka3aS0a0 IraUete4,